FHI 360 is a nonprofit organization that envisions a world in which all individuals and communities have the opportunity to reach their highest potential. Based in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA, and with projects across the globe, FHI 360 works in several sectors, including capacity building and economic development. One of its initiatives, the Iraq Opportunities Project or Foras (“opportunity” in Arabic), is a 2.5 year project funded by the US Agency for International Development. The Foras Project seeks to connect Iraqi businesses with qualified workers, both alleviating unemployment and boosting the country’s fledgling private sector in four regions: Erbil, Baghdad, Karbala/Najaf, and Basrah. Foras uses innovative solutions to serve job seekers, including an online jobs database linked to a text message-based jobs alert system. The project also helps job seekers acquire in-demand skills, helping Iraq-based employers hire locally. The Foras Project will award one or more contracts to Iraqi media buy (television and radio air-time purchasing) companies to reach the target regions of the Foras Project.
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